Lyric R Cabral | Chicken & Egg Films

Lyric R Cabral looks directly at the camera and smiles.

Lyric R Cabral

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Director & Producer

Lyric R Cabral (he/they) has over a decade of experience documenting the intersections of race and surveillance in the post-9/11 world. Cabral’s debut film (T)ERROR, the first film to portray an active FBI counterterrorism sting operation, won the 2015 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Breakout First Feature, the 2015 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary. Cabral’s recent work has appeared on PBS, BBC, VICELAND, Pivot, and National Geographic Channel UK, amongst others.

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Elizabeth D. Costa

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Marcela Arteaga looks directly at the camera.

Marcela Arteaga

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